AMETEK DF and Bison Gear and Engineering combine to form Bison

AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions (AMETEK DFS) and the former Bison Gear and Engineering Corp. have merged and created “a more robust, customer-centric business” named Bison, a business of AMETEK, Inc.

The newly formed Bison stated that it will offer its customers “an expanded product portfolio, unparalleled customization and integration support, accelerated time to production, and global manufacturing flexibility.”

AMETEK DFS has been designing and manufacturing fluid-moving and mechanical drive solutions for a wide variety of applications for more than 100 years. Its brands include: Lamb Vacuum Motors; Nautilair Combustion Blowers; Prestolite Motors Brushed DC Motors; ROTRON Regenerative Blowers; ROTRON Transportation Pumps and Motors; and Windjammer Brushless Blowers.

Bison Gear and Engineering Corp. has designed and manufactured fractional and integral horsepower electric motors, gear motors and reducers, washdown motors and a variety of accessories for over 60 years.

The company stated that the combined experience from the two companies will “bring together hundreds of years of cumulative design expertise” and “the newly consolidated engineering team understands application technology challenges and provides customers with dedicated, tailored solutions in a greater number of markets and use cases.”

The new company will now have three state-of-the-art-engineering laboratories located in Kent, Ohio; Shanghai, China; and St. Charles, Ill.; to assist its customers improve time to production by expediting performance tests, agency qualifications and rapid prototyping.

Bison manufactures its products in AMETEK facilities in Whitsett, N.C.; and St. Charles, Ill. in the U.S., as well as in Reynosa, Mexico and Shanghai, China.

“By combining the strengths of AMETEK DFS and Bison Gear and Engineering Corp., the new Bison business will meet the evolving needs of customers worldwide in various industries and applications, including agriculture, combustion, construction, energy, floorcare, food and beverage, industrial machinery, medical, motion control and more,” said Matt Fuss, division vice-president and business unit manager at Bison. “Together, our dedication to delivering the highest quality motors, blowers and pumps combined with our customization, integration and manufacturing expertise gives our customers the winning edge in today’s highly competitive, global marketplace.”

All legal company names will remain unchanged, and the combined business will be doing business as Bison, the company stated.

A consolidated website will be launched in the near future. For the meantime, customers can visit BisonAMETEK.com for more information or to begin a project.

Source: AMETEK, Inc.